Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s voicing confidence that a federal court stay will prevent the controversial Waters of the U.S. rule from being enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency during the year remaining in the Obama adminis…
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Mid-Continent Digital Oilfield Conference in Tulsa
The 2016 Mid-Continent Digital Oilfield Conference is coming up in about a month in Tulsa and will feature new technology platforms in the industry.
Sponsored by Sustaining Oklahoma’s Energy Resources, the conference will feature a keynote addre…
Holly Energy Sets Quarterly Announcement Date
Holly Energy Partners, L.P., the Dallas based company with extensive crude oil transportation and storage facilities in Oklahoma and other states says it will announce results for its quarter ended Dec. 31, 2015 on Feb. 23, 2016.
The announcement will…
ONEOK Partners Announces $1 billion Loan
ONEOK Partners announced Monday it has entered a $1 billion term agreement to be used for genral partnership purposes including the repayment of existing borrowings.
It is a three-year unsecured loan agreement basically meant to refinance the partners…
Scientists Challenge EPA Franking Report
The EPA finds itself at odds with the Science Advisory Board regarding a report the agency released last summer stating that fracking does not lead to nor create widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources.
The board is comprised of…
Quapaw Tribe Rejects Tar Creek Superfund Settlement from DOJ
“This is an injustice”—Quapaw Tribe Chairman John Berrey.
The Quapaw tribe of Oklahoma is rejecting a $15 million settlement proposed by the Justice Department over the Tar Creek Superfund Site, the largest superfund site in the U.S. Tribal l…
Despite Positive News Crude Creeps Lower on Friday
Despite positive economic news in the U.S. worries about China and oversupply pushed crude prices lower on Friday. February West Texas Intermediate crude lost eleven cents to settle at $33.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. February Brent…
Selling an Asset Bolsters NGL Energy Partners Balance Sheet
NGL Energy Partners has firmed up its ability to pay for its future projects by selling TransMontaigne GP LLC (TLPGP) to an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners for $350 million in cash. The deal would move the two percent general partner interest an…
List of Earthquake Speakers for Rep. Morrissette’s Public Hearing
Oklahoma City Rep. Richard Morrissette is moving ahead with plans for a Jan. 15 public hearing at the State Capitol to discuss earthquakes and the response of the state. Already he has a long list of experts and others who plan to speak at the day-long…
SandRidge Energy Suspends Dividend Payments
Two days after the New York Stock Exchange removed SandRidge Energy Inc. from trading because of what it called”abnormally low” stock prices, the Oklahoma City-based company announced Friday it was suspending payment of a semi-annual dividend on …